Monkeys Cause Man’s Death
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="florist">florist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span>, <span word="India">India</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="balcony">balcony</span> <span word="watering">watering</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="beggars">beggars</span>, <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="balcony">balcony</span> <span word="railing">railing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watched">watched</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="watering">watering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sunset">sunset</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="leaped">leaped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="scratched">scratched</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="Bleeding">Bleeding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="panicked">panicked</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sliding">sliding</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="leapt">leapt</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="balcony">balcony</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pavement">pavement</span> <span word="below">below</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pavement">pavement</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pavement">pavement</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="monkey">monkey</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="keys">keys</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="destroy">destroy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="hungrier">hungrier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span>.</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="barricaded">barricaded</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="balcony">balcony</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="barbed">barbed</span> <span word="wire">wire</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="admit">admit</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="balcony">balcony</span> <span word="shouldnt">shouldnt</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barbed">barbed</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="injure">injure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monkeys">monkeys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="unsightly">unsightly</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>.</p>
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